223 snth stock flex

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i put a bypod on my savage synth stock , now seems to be not as accurate, to much flex? what is the solution??????????
 
I fail to see how a bipod would affect the accuracy unless it loops over the barrel to prevent it from floating, no different than using a bench rest. :confused:
 
I fail to see how a bipod would affect the accuracy unless it loops over the barrel to prevent it from floating, no different than using a bench rest.
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The standard Savage synthetic stocks are fairly soft. So soft that when the forearm is resting on a sandbag, close to the end of the stock, that the forearm might be touching the barrel. There is a reason why we call them Tupperware stocks. When using a bipod, the same reasoning applies, especially if the marksman tries to lean into the bipod to "load" it.

That's just one of the things you need to know about the Savage synthetic stocks on the 10/110 series of rifles.
 
Thank You, now I see more better. Glass bed or replace. I'm a Manlicher Stock kinda guy myself. Does anyone make a double set trigger for that gun?
 
You could partly fill the voids in the forend with pieces of styrofoam, then pour bedding compound in the top third. After it sets up, take a dowel wrapped in sandpaper and open up the barrel channel..to leave at least 1/16" clearance all around the barrel, but especially when the rifle is sitting level on the bipod.

The epoxy will stiffen the forend dramatically, but styrofoam will minimize weight gain and epoxy volume used.
 
Could be flex, could be bounce.
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Good call as we no longer use Bi-Pods when shooting off the bench; just oo much bounce and have proven it more than once. Instead, we use bags on the bench. You can prove it for yourself by trying it both ways next time you go to the range. The only time we use Bi-Pods, is when we hunt Yotes, in the field. Bi-Pods look neat but there are times that they just don't work well.


Please come back and let us know how you made out ..... ;)


Be Safe !!!
 
I've been shooting for 60 years and never had an attached bipod. During my chuck-hunting years, I used a 9" home-made portable two-legged rest that I stuck into the ground. Rifles were rested on it closer to their balance point, even with free-floated barrels. It was quite accurate and stable. It was also easy to swivel when shooting multiple targets.
 
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